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mTRODUCTIOlSr. 



The Valley. 

Nearly half a century has elapsed since the Cumberland 
Valley Railroad Company first broke ground for its pioneer 
enterprise in railroading, and laid the first rail of its line 
bej'^ond the western shore of the Susquehanna river, upon 
a survey entering and hiding itself in the bosom of one of 
the richest and sweetest valleys that the sun of heaven 
shines upon ; rich in the minerals of its mountains, and 
their pleasure nooks, and summer retreats ; the fruits of its 
fields ; the beauties of its scenery, and in the store of its tra- 
ditional and historical lore ; sweet with its healthful breezes 
which make music in its rustling grain fields and grow 
heavy with the breath of its flowers — a region where, when 
summer falls, 

" It seems always afternoon." 

In the shadow of its mountains, spread out like a pano- 
rama are views which combine all the elements of rural 
beauty unadorned, verging into the improvements of a 
modest civilization. Fields lie there, in fertility and in fair- 
ness equal to any within the confines of the Middle or Wes- 
tern States, through the emerald, breadth of which wind in 
sinuous course, like threads of molten silver, two principal 
streams with their numerous tributaries, which civilization 
permits still to bear the names that the Indian gave them, 
as if to appease the still unexorcised spirit of his wrongs. 

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The names of Conococheague and Conodogwinit are land- 
marks in a history, the origin of which it is now claimed 
ante-dates the landing of Penn, the apostle of civilization on 
the shores of the Delaware, the bi-centcnnial of whose arri- 
val is now at hand. 

Peeping from these slopes of velvet green and silvered 
border are the homes of farmers, and, like pictures, rise 
before the vision towns and villages whose spires and bel- 
fries mark equi-distant points in a line of beauty stretching 
from where a silver gleam of waters marks the presence of 
the Susquehanna to a point where the whole is lost in the 
dimness of that hazy distance in which the parallel lines of 
mountain seem to meet and blend their blueness. And the 
glimmering track of the Cumberland Valley Railroad, like 
the great artery as it is of the busy life with which this 
scene is instinct, winds in gentle curve from village to vil- 
lage, and town to town, in the original line of civilization, 
marked first by the Indian moccasin, followed by the pack- 
horse hoof and wagon track ; opening up this beautiful 
valley to the outside world, inviting the care-worn and 
heat-wearied denizen of the city to a delightful ride over a 
model road-bed, in new coaches perfectly equipped, to a brief 
sojourn in a region whore the far past and the present are 
so closely blended that the very breezes whisper legends, and 
where the beauties of the country and the conveniences of 
the town pay tribute to each other. 

The Railroad. 

Rudely-constructed railways were in use in Pennsylvania 
as early as 1812, around quarries and mines, but the first 
legislation in America authorizing a company to make a 
railroad for public use was the act of the Legislature of 
Pennsylvania of 31st of March, 1823, granting permission to 
Mr. Stevens, and others, to make a railway from Philadel- 
phia to the Susquehanna at Columbia, a distance of eighty- 
four and one-half miles. This company, however, never 



prosecuted the work of constructing the road, but a railway 
was subsecjuently, in 1828, built by the State over the same 
route, at which time also the first survey for a similar road 
was made through the region of the Cumberland A^alley, 
under the auspices of the State authorities. 

The Cumberland Valley Railroad Company was incorpo- 
rated on the 2d of April, 1831. A survey of the proposed 
route was at once instituted by W. Milnor Roberts, who had 
been chosen chief engineer of the new company. Mr. Ro- 
berts made his report to the board of directors of which Hon. 
Thomas G. ]\IcCulloh was president, on the 23d of Octo- 
ber, 1835. This report showed that the whole length of the 
route as traced from the Susquehanna by way of ]Mechanics- 
burg, Carlisle, Irwin's Mill, Shippensburg, and Tlioynpson's 
Mill, was forty-nine and one-eighth miles, about the same 
length as the turnpike then in operation, and six miles 
shorter than the route surveyed by order of the State in 
1828. The maximum grade was thirty feet to the mile. 
The curves were few in number, all having radii exceeding 
half a mile. 

In August, 1837, the first division of the Cumberland 
A'^alley Railroad, from Carlisle to within one and one-half 
miles of Harrisburg, was completed, and the first train of 
cars passed over the line on the twelfth of that month. The 
second division, extending from Carlise to Chambersburg, 
was opened on the 23d of November, 1837. In 1843 the 
Franklin Railroad, which extended from Chambersburg to 
Hagerstown, Maryland, indicated its intention of discontin- 
uing business. This would have been a serious blow to the 
Cumberland Valley Railroad, as the Franklin was its con- 
necting link with the National Turnpike Road at Hagers- 
town. The Cumberland Valley Railroad accordingly ac- 
cepted a proposition from the Franklin to run their road 
for one-half the profits, after payment of expenses and 
repairs. The two roads were finally absolutely consolidated 
in 1865, two years after the destruction of the track of the 
Franklin bv the Confederate armv. 



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Closing his report of the date of January, 1843, president 
Watts says : — " If this country should ever again be blessed 
with the same amount of prosperity which we had a few 
years ago, and there is no reason why it should not, I do 
not hesitate to say that the stock of the Cumberland Valley 
Railroad will be profitable to its owners." How like a pro- 
phecy do these words sound when read in connection with 
a knowledge of the present condition of the Cumberland 
Valley Railroad, and with the thought of the mighty devel- 
opments in which it must bear no insignificant part in the 
near future. By the recent completion of the Shenandoah 
Valley Railroad to Waynesboro, Virginia, the Cumberland 
Valley has become the trunk line of the system of railroads 
west and south of the Susci[uehanna, and its connecting link 
with the eastern and northern system which centres at Har- 
risburg. A through route has thus now been opened from 
all points west and east to the White Sulphur Springs in 
Virginia, thence, by other connecting links to be added in 
the near future, to New Orleans and the far South. 




MAIN LIl^E. 



The Bridge 

At Harrisburg, 104 miles from Philadelphia. 

This structure which spans the Susquehanna river and 
forms the raih'oad connecting link between its eastern and 
western shores at this point is one of the most imposing of 
its kind in the State. It was built in 1839, destroyed by 
fire in 1844, and rebuilt immediately in its present com- 
pact shape. Its simple design and beautiful situation never 
fail of rendering it an object of interest to the stranger. It 
crosses the Susquehanna at one of its most interesting 
points. Along the eastern shore of the river as far as the 
eye can reach are visible the signs of a busy activity. To 
the left verging close to the water's edge lies the Capital 
city with its palatial residences, shaded streets and avenues. 
Centrally situated and most conspicuous is the mosque-like 
dome of the Capitol building, surrounded by the spires of 
many churches ; hard by, the obelisk Monument in honor of 
the dead soldiers of the late war rears its head only to be 
outdone in its lofty aspirations by the " Stand Pipe " of the 
city water works, which rises like a slender light-house by 
the river's side. Across the river, nigh at hand, leading 
from the principal street of the city, runs the old foot and 
wagon bridge constructed in 1817. To the right along the 
shore disappearing in the distance extends that famous 
system of Iron Works, headed by " Paxton " and " Lochiel," 
and including the Pennsylvania Steel Works, marking their 
industry by a pillar of cloud by day and of fire by night, the 
lurid brightness of M'hich blends with the moonlight on the 
river like the flashes of the aurora of the North with th(> 
summer twilight. Gazing upon the scene which the day 

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discloses here it is hard to believe that scarcely a century 
and a half ago all that city was a howling wilderness with 
no habitation of civilized being, save one, to break the 
monotony of the river's wild border; but so it was, and 
there in that little enclosure plainly visible on your left as 
you leave the eastern shore to cross the bridge lies buried 
the builder and owner of that habitation, John Harris, the 
pioneer settler of this region. Though enclosed with iron 
fence, no stately monument marks his grave, and no token, 
save only the broken, decayed, and tottering trunk of a 
once noble tree that was bearing blossoms when Penn landed, 
and is j^reserved now only because it once served as the 
stake to which unfriendly Indians bound and would have 
burned save for timely aid, the living body of the brave 
settler who now slee^js at its base. The story is as familiar 
as a twice-told tale, we will not repeat it. 

Skirting the western shore, broken only by the entrance 
to the valley, where the bridge terminates, are the hills of 
" Mother Cumberland " dotted, in the olden time, by the 
wigwams of Indian villages, but green now with the 
promise of the valley harvest. Nestling at the base of these 
hills, to the right is the village of Fairview, and away to 
the left, just visible in the mist which marks the spot 
where the Susquehanna drinks up the waters of the Yellow 
Breeches are the S23ires of New Cumberland ; and between 
the city with its industries upon the one hand, and the 
countr}^ with its villages upon the other, sweeps in all its 
grandeur the noble Susquehanna from a rift in the Kitta- 
tinny mountains to the northward, onward through the 
mountains of the south to the Chesapeake. 

Bridgeport. 

1 mile from Harrisburg ; 105 from Philadelphia. 

Western terminus of the bridge ; consists of five or six 
dwellings, a warehouse, and railroad enginehouse. At 
this point the Northern Central Railway from Baltimore, 



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Md., to Canandaigua, N. Y. intersects the Cumberland Val- 
ley Railroad. Fort Washington, built for the protection of 
Harrisburg during the late war, lies on the height west of 
Bridgeport. The railroad has a double track from this point 
to Mechanicsburg. 

Whitehill. 

3 miles from Harrisburg ; 107 from Philadelphia. 

Post village in East Pennsboro ; named after Hon. Rob- 
ert Whitehill, who purchased the land from the Proprieta- 
ries in 1770. It is a part of the ancient manor of Louther 
and is a village of ten or twelve dwellings and a ware- 
house. 

Shiremanstown. 

5 miles from Harrisburg- ; 109 from Philadelphia. 

A POST village, partly in Hampden and partly in Allen 
townships ; settled in 1813 ; named after Daniel Shireman. 
[t is now one of the neatest little villages in the valley in 
one of the coolest and most healthy spots, within twenty 
minutes ride of Harrisburg. Just the place for a business 
man in the city to rest with his family. 

Population between 400 and 500. 

Mechanicsburg. 

8 miles from Harrisburg ; 112 from Philadelphia. 

The first town of the valley on the line of the railroad ; 
incorporated as a borough, April 12th, 1828. The advantages 
of this town as a summer resting place are many. Less 
than half an hour's ride by rail from Harrisburg it is still 
far enough removed from the river to be entirely free of 
malarial influences. The town, which contains upwards 
of 3000 inhabitants, is noted for its culture and refinement, 
and the country around, which is accessible by well im- 
proved roads, is densely settled b}^ a wealthy and industrious 



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population. Gas and water companies supply the town 
with those necessary elements of comfort and convenience. 
Besides its common school system, Mechanicsburg has the 
advantage of two private institutions of learning, " The 
Cumberland Valley Institute" and "Irving Female Col- 
lege " ; the last mentioned is a handsome and commodious 
building situated in the eastern end of the town in the 
midst of grounds beautifully laid out and thickly shaded 
by tall trees. 

Mechanicsburg has seven churches and five hotels. 

DiLLSBURG Junction. 

9 miles from Harrisburg; 113 from Philadelphia. 

At this point the Cumberland Valley Railroad connects 
with the branch leading to Dillsburg and William's Grove, 
the famous picnic grounds, a description of which is given 
elsewhere. 

Kingston. 

12 miles from Harrisburg ; 116 from Philadelphia. 

A PRETTY little village in Silver Spring township, origin- 
ally settled by Joseph Junkin, a Revolutionary soldier, but 
laid out by John King, after whom it is named, nearly sixty 
years ago. It is not only a pretty, but an exceedingly 
healthy spot, well sup23lied with water which is conducted 
in pipes from a never-failing spring. 

Middlesex Station. 

14 miles from Harrisburg ; 118 from Philadelphia. 

This station derives its name from the village of the same 
name picturesquely situated about a mile from railroad, at 
the confluence of Le Tort Springs with the Conodogwinit 
Creek in North Middleton Township. Middlesex was a point 
on the first " Indian track " to go westward in ancient times. 



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The Conodogwinit was crossed at this point and the track 
then ran by way of Sterrett's Gap, Concord, Burnt Cabins, 
&c., to the west of the Alleghenies. It was at Middlesex that 
Henry Dunning, an artificer of the Revolution, manufac- 
tured the first wrought cannon used in America. 

South Mountain Junction. 

18 miles from Harrisburg; 122 from Philadelphia. 

Here, within the borough limits of Carlisle, the Cum- 
berland Valley Railroad connects with the South Mountain 
Railroad leading to Mt. Holly Springs and Pine Grove Park, 
descriptions of which are elsewhere given. 

Carlisle. 

19 miles from Harrisburg; 123 from Philadelphia. 

The history of no town in America is more worthy of ex- 
tended mention than that of Carlisle. From the earliest 
times this place has been prominent. It has figured in all 
the eras of Pennsylvania's history, from the hour when the- 
first hardy pioneer of civilization placed his foot upon its 
soil, to the present time. Romantic tales of border life, and 
thrilling adventure with the Indians, spring into life at 
mention of its name. Some of the most interesting episodes 
of the Revolutionary period were enacted within its borders, 
and it was the home of many who won for themselves fame 
in that early struggle for our liberties, and who now rest 
after their faithful labors in the hallowed precints of its 
ancient burial ground. Ej^hraim Blaine, John Armstrong, 
William Hendricks, George Stevenson, William Thompson, 
William Irvine, Robert Magaw, Frederick Watts, James 
McLean, and John Bannister Gibson, are a few of that bright 
galaxy of heroes and statesmen whose names — for their 
military and civil services — will live in equal honor with 
the name of their birth-place or domicile through all time. 



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Carlisle is the county-seat of Cumberland county, and is 
called after the English town of the same name. It was 
founded in 1751 by the Proprietaries, who reserved for 
themselves desirable lands within its limits. It is hand- 
somely laid out, the principal streets crossing each other at 
right angles. The square in the centre of the town, through 
which the railroad passes, is noticeable for the two ancient 
churches erected on the plots to the right, and the court 
house and market house to the left. One of these churches, 
the stone one with a tower, on the right of the railroad, 
the Presbyterian, has a history which antedates the 




THE OLD PKESBYTERIAN CHUKCH. 



revolution. Dickinson College, named in honor of John 
Dickinson, President of the Supreme Executive Council of 
Pennsylvania, is situated in the western part of the town, 
also in view of the railroad. This ancient institution was 
incorporated by the legislature in 1783, and numbers many 
noted names amongst its alumni. A little to the east of 
the town, opposite South Mountain Junction, is the 
site of the extensive barracks erected, during the Revolu- 
tionary war b}^ the labor of the Hessian prisoners captured 
at the battle of Trenton in 1776, for the accommodation of 
troops and the preservation of i^ublic stores. The original 



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barracks buildings were almost totally destroyed by Con- 
federate troops in 1863, but the guard house and the walls 
of some of the buildings yet remain, specimens of the handi- 
work of the Hessian prisoners. The barracks having been 
rebuilt are now transformed into a Government Indian 
school, under the charge of C'apt. R. H. Pratt, where 
young Indians, numbering over two hundred, are taught the 
arts of peace upon the very spot where their savage ancestors 
once figured in scenes of blood and carnage. The school is 
a Government experiment, which seems likely to prove suc- 
cessful. A visit to the place is full of interest. 

In the late war Carlisle had also a part to play. The town 
was visited and occupied by a portion of Gen. Lee's army, 
on the eve of the battle of Gettysburg, under the command of 
Gens. Ewcll and Jenkins. In departing from the town the 
Confederates became engaged in a skirmish with the Fed- 
eral troops and the militia, who were approaching the place, 
during tlie prevalence of which a considerable number of 
shells and other warlike missiles were thrown into the town 
by the Confederates, which luckily did but little injury to 
property, though one Federal soldier was killed and fifteen 
wounded. Vestiges of this little affray are still pointed out 
to the stranger passing through Carlisle. A number of 
houses show marks of shells which are plainly visible from 
the railroad. 

There are a number of natural curiosities near Carlisle. 
North of the town is Hogshead Spring, in a conical excava- 
tion nearly sixt}' feet in circumference. Some distance 
below the summit is an arched opening into a passage. At 
the bottom of this cavity is a pool of delicious water, cool 
and refreshing though apparently stagnant, for there are no 
visible means by wliich the basin receives or discharges it. 

On the banks of the Conodogwinit, about a mile and a 
half from town, there is a somewhat noted cave. The 
entrance is by a semi-circular archway seven or more feet 
in height. So true and finished is the curve of this portal 
that the spectator is induced to believe that it has been 



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perfected by art. The cavern is worth a visit, and, although 
dark and damp, will repay an examination by torch-light. 
Tradition has it that the Indians formerly made this place 
a deposit for their spoils and an asylum in seasons of danger. 
The population of Carlisle is about G700. 

Greason and Kerrsville are flag-stations between Car- 
lisle and Newville. Each is the nucleus of a future village, 
being at present prominent grain and produce depots. 

Newville. 

30 miles from Harrisbnrg; 134 from Philadelphia, 
( 9 miles by stage to Doubling Gap Springs. ) 

A HEALTHFUL and thriving town half a mile from the rail- 
road station. Newville is deservedly a popular place of re- 
sort in the summer. It was incorporated February 26th, 
1817. Through its borders flows the " Big Spring," a 
stream noted for its fine trout, which yearly attract thither 
merry disciples of Walton from all parts of the country. 
Within nine miles of Newville are the famous Doubling Gap 
Springs, with their healing waters, situated in the bosom of 
mountains, the weird surroundings and wild beauties of 
which gives zest to the legend which clings to them of that 
" Sandy Flash" of the Cumberland Valley, the once famous 
highwayman Lewis. From the })lains this place appears 
high in the mountain, but when we get there we seem in a 
valley. There is a steep mountain before us, a steep moun- 
tain behind us, and at the head of the gap is another moun- 
tain. There is only one apjDroach to the level fields below ; 
all else is precipitous, steep, and in many places inaccessi- 
ble. There are various points which may be visited herea- 
bout. A grand view of the entire Cumberland Valley lies 
before the gazer from " Flat Rock" near the peak. For 
variety, beauty and picturesque effect the landscape can 
scarcely be exceeded by any in the country. At the Springs, 
which are white sulphur and chalybeate, a hotel is erected, 



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where visitors are accommodated through the summer at 
reasonable rates. All the conveniences of a well-regulated 
summer resort are at hand. 

Big Spring Hotel, at Newville station, is also thrown open 
to boarders during the summer, and is headquarters for the 
sportsmen who come to enjoy the fishing. Newville has 
about 1000 inhabitants. 

Oakville and Camp-Ground. 

34 miles from Harrisburg ; 138 from Philadelphia. 

The little village of Oakville has of late days come into 
prominence, from the fact that it is the point nearest the 
commodious grounds of the " Carlisle District Camp Meet- 
ing Association" of the Methodist Episcopal Church, which 
lie adjacent to it. These grounds, which, with their build- 
ings, are well arranged for the purpose, besides the religious 
use for which they are set apart, are frequently the objective 
point of pic-nic and other similar gatherings from all sec- 
tions of the valley 

Shippensburg. 

41 miles from Harrisburg ; 145 from Philadelphia. 

The oldest town in the Cumberland Valley is Shippens- 
burg. The incidents in its early history are replete with 
thrilling interest. During the French and Indian wars two 
forts were erected here. Fort Morris, in 1755, and Fort 
Franklin, in 1756. In 1755 it was the magazine for the 
stores of Braddock's army, being a principal point and 
place of rendezvous upon the old pack-horse line and later 
wagon route that led bjj the " Three-Mountain-Road " to 
Fort Pitt and the West. Shippensburg was the first seat of 
justice of Cumberland county, but enjoyed this honor for a 
short period only, the courts being removed to Carlisle at 
an early date. The settlement was incorporated into a 
borough in 1817 and still remains a place of prominence. 



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The enterprise of its inliabitants secured for it in 1871 the 
location there of the State Normal School of the seventh 
district. This is an imj^osing building situated upon an 
eminence at the eastern end of the town, and is one of the 




MOKMAL SCHOOL. 



principal attractions of the place. The town is surrounded 
by beautiful drives ; roads leading from it in all directions 
to neighboring towns, and the mountains which are in close 
proximity to it on either hand. The population is about 
3000. 

Scotland. 

47 miles from Harrisburg; 151 from Philadelphia. 

This ancient settlement, formerly known as " Thompson's 
Mill," is situated in a delightful spot on the banks of the 
Gonococheague creek, which is here spanned by a railroad 
bridge. This bridge was destroyed by Confederate troops 
under General Jenkins in June, 1863. The temporary 
structure then erected has since given place to a substantial 
one of iron. Picnics find ample accommodations in the 
neighborhood of Scotland and the Gonococheague here is 
noted for its many fishing places. Scotland is the first sta- 
tion on the railroad in Franklin count3^ It contains two 
churches. Covenanters and United Brethren ; three stores, a 
grist and saw mill, and planing mill. It has a population 
of about 250. 



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Mont Alto Junction. 

48 miles from Harrisburg ; 152 from Philadelphia. 

At this point the Cumberland Valley Railroad connects 
with the Mont Alto Railroad leading to Waynesboro and 
Mont Alto Park, of which mention is made elsewhere. 

Chambersburg. 

52 miles from Harrisburg ; 156 from Philadelphia. 

Chambersburg, the seat of justice of Franklin county 
and the largest town in the valley, was founded in 1764, 
by Benjamin Chambers, whose name it bears. It was 
originally called Conococheague and Chambers' settlement. 
During the French and Indian wars of 1755, the Revolu- 
tion and intermediate wars, " Chambers' settlement " was a 
small frontier village, almost the outpost of civilization. 
A considerable trade was carried on with the most remote 
settlements on the Pittsburg road by means of pack horses, 
and, as a consequence the old town of Chambersburg grew 
rapidly in trade and in population. During the late 
war, Chambersburg was on several occasions visited by 
raiding parties from the Southern army, and its deliberate 
sacking and burning by the forces of McCausland on the 
30th of July, 1864, is one of the darkest stains upon the 
pages of the record of the late Rebellion. General Lee's 
entire army passed through the town on his advance to the 
ill-fated field of Gettj'^sburg. The railroad crosses Market 
street along which the the greater portion of the Southern 
army marched. Several vestiges of the burning in 1864 are 
still visible in various parts of the town. 

The public buildings of Chambersburg are numerous and 
present an attractive appearence, as do its private residences 
which are nearly all new. The Court House is an im- 
posing structure ; the cupola contains a handsome clock with 
illuminated dials, and is surmounted with a statue of 



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Benjamin Franklin, after whom the county is named. 
The Chambersburg Academy buildings are situated on an 
eminence commanding a view of the surrounding country. 
The first charter of this school was obtained from the State, 
in 1797, and the institution has been in existence ever 
since. Wilson Female College is situated a short distance 
north of Chambersburg. It is one of the most promising 
institutions in the country. It was handsomely endowed 
by its founder, and is rapidly acquiring a reputation of 
which its friends may well be 2^1'oud. The buildings are 
commodious, well ventilated, and comfortable, while the 
ample grounds, which surround it, are laid out in artistic 
style. 

Besides a large woolen factory, which manufactures some 
of the finest goods in the country, Chambersburg boasts a 
straw-board mill, a paper-mill, the Falling Spring furnace 
and steam flour mills, numerous plannig, saw, and grist 
mills, and quite a number of other industries. 

The Cumberland Valley Railroad shops' and offices are at 
Chambersburg. The shops give employment to a consid- 
erable number of men. They were destroyed by the Con- 
federates in 1864, but have been rebuilt in substantial and 
enlarged form. 

The population of Chambersburg is about 6800. 



Marion (Station). 

58 miles from Harrisburg; ir)2 from Philadelphia. 

This station takes its name from the little village near at 
hand, which was called after General Francis Marion, the 
" Swamp Fox of the Carolinas." The old town was settled 
as early as 1748, and was formerly known as " Smoketown." 
A new village is springing up at the station, which already 
rivals its parent in size. 



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South Penx Junction. 

59 miles from Harrisburg ; 163 from Philadelphia. 

The Southern Pennsylvania Railroad, a branch, joins the 
main line here (mentioned elsewhere). 

Kauffman's. 

60 miles from Harrisburg ; 164 from Philadelphia. 

Kauffman's X Roads, a flag station, is the point nearest 
the pic-nic grounds at " Brown's Mill," which, together with 
the ancient burying grounds of the Browns and their worthy 
line of ancestors and neighbors, lies in sight to the east of 
the road. 

Greencastle. 

63 miles from Harrisburg; 167 from Philadelphia. 

This town, called after a fishing station in county Done- 
gal, province of Ulster, Ireland, was laid out by Col. John 
Allison in 1782. It is in the midst of a fertile and highly 
cultivated country, and possesses excellent school advantages. 
Its public buildings consist of a Town Hall, a large Public 
School, Presbyterian, Lutheran, Methodist, and German 
Reformed Churches. The inhabitants of this place and 
region around were exposed to the incursions of marauding 
Indians from 1755 to 1765. Near Greencastle, at the farm 
of Archibald Fleming in 1863, William Reels, the first 
Union soldier killed on Penns^dvania soil, fell in a skirmish 
with Confederate cavalry. The spot is in plain sight from 
the railroad just east of the town. Greencastle has about 
1700 inhabitants. 

State Line (Mason and Dixon). 

68 miles from Harrisburg ; 172 from Philadelphia. 

At this point the Cumberland Valley Railroad leaves 
Pennsylvania and crosses into Maryland, over the famous 



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line which divides the North from the South. This line, 
known as Mason and Dixon's, was surveyed in 1767, by 
Charles Mason and Jeremiah Dixon, two English astrono- 
mers. 

Hagerstown. 

74 miles from Harrisburg ; 178 from Philadelphia. 

Passing Morgantown, a flag station, this the first town in 
Marjdand is reached. The main line of the Cumberland 
Valley Railroad for man}^ years terminated at . this place, 
which was formerly known as " Elizabethtown." Its his- 
tory dates back to the far past. It is ci[uite a railroad centre, 
the Cumberland Valley meeting here the Western Maryland 
Railroad, the Baltimore and Ohio, and the Shenandoah 
Valley. Hagerstown played no unimportant part in the 
late war. Its population is a little in excess of 6000. 



DILLSBURG BRANCH, C. Y. R. R. 

This branch which extends from a point on the main 
line one mile from Mechanicsburg, a distance of eight miles 
to Dillsburg, in York count}^, its terminus, was constructed 
in 1873 for the purpose of opening up the inexhaustible 
mines of hematite ore in this section. In the vicinity of 
Dillsburg there are large deposits of magnetic and other 
valuable iron ore which are thus opened up to the market. 

Williams' Grove. 

13 miles from Harrisburg; 117 from Philadelphia. 

Ever since the opening of the Dillsburg branch, the pic- 
turesque country through which it passes has had consider- 
able attraction for the people of the neighboring towns and 
cities. The grounds around Williams' Mill have been par- 
ticularly popular. These grounds, generally known as 



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Williams' Grove, border on the banks of the Yellow 
Breeches creek, and have a bountiful supply of delicious 
water from a never-failing spring, while primeval trees 
provide plentiful shade. The creek furnishes amusements 
in the shape of boating and fishing, and the grounds are 
spacious enough to admit of the enjoyment of various out- 
door sports, the implements for which are usually on hand. 
The level lawn and a commodious dancing-floor supply the 
opportunity to those who desire to indulge in the art Terpsi- 
chorean. A large kitchen and dining tent are erected on 
the grounds, and a skilled caterer will be on hand to minis- 
ter to the wants of the inner man, whenever his services are 
required. This grove is known throughout Pennsylvania, 
Maryland, and Virginia as the point where the tri-state pic- 
nic of the patrons of husbandry, known as the " Granger's 
Picnic," is annually held. A feature of this picnic for the 
ensuing jear will be an exhibition of agricultural ma- 
chinery, implements, and products. It will commence 
Tuesday, August 30th, and close Saturday, September 3d. 

DiLLSBURG. 

17 miles from Harrisburg; 121 from Philadelphia. 

DiLLSBURG, or Dillstown, as it was formerl}^ called, is in 
Carroll township, York county. It was incorporated April 
9th, 1833. The various ore-banks in its vicinity make it a 
busy place. It is the southern terminus of the branch of 
the Cumberland Valley Railroad which leads to it. 



SOUTH MOUNTAIN RAILROAD. 

This railroad, which connects with the Cumberland Val- 
ley Railroad one mile east of Carlisle, was organized in 
1868 for the purpose of utilizing more thoroughly the pro- 
ducts of Pine Grove furnace and the South Mountain. The 



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line of the road extends through one of the wildest sec- 
tions of the county, where nature has been lavish in the 
gift of beautiful scenery, rich deposits of ore, and springs of 
healing waters. Visitors to the Cumberland Valley should 
never fail to leave the main line at the South Mountain 
Junction, and take in the attractions of the Pine Grove 
region, descriptions of some of which follow. 

Mount Holly Springs. 

24 miles from Harrisburg ; ]28 from Philadelphia. 

This beautiful town has been long noted as one of the most 
healthful and delightful summer resorts in Pennsylvania, 
and bears the recommendation of eminent physicians as a 
place free from dampness, which is the general objection to 
mountain resorts. Hygrometric records of the atmosphere 
taken by Dr. B. F. Gibbs, Medical Inspector U. S. N., Wash- 
ington, D. C, during the last fifteen days of August, 1880, from 
four daily observations, show for the locality a remarkably 
dry atmosphere as late as 11 P. M. Mount Holly is situated in 
a gap of the South mountain on the South Mountain Railroad, 
six miles from Carlisle, connections being made at South 
Mountain Junction with all through trains on the Cumber- 
land Valley Railroad. Any one wishing a quiet and restful 
retreat during the summer will find this place very desirable 
for its beautiful scenery, cool, invigorating air, and pure 
spring water. Excursion tickets are sold from stations on 
the Pennsylvania Railroad, Northern Central Railw^ay, and 
Baltimore and Potomac Railroad, as well as all along the 
line of the Cumberland Valley Railroad. 

Pine Grove Park. 

34 miles from Harrisburg; 138 from Philadelphia. 

This popular picnic place has been for the past few years 
the favorite resort for excursionists from Harrisburg, 
Carlisle, and adjacent towns. It is delightfully situated in 



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a romantic valley of the 8outh mountains, the mountains 
rising directly in front of the Park, along the edge of which 
runs Mountain creek, adding very greatly to its beauty. 
The Park was visited, during 1879, bv 16.825 visitors 
and in 1880 by 21,450. 




^lifj^n 



FAMILY PICNIC. 



Irams for the Park connect at South Mountain Junction 
with all the through trains on the Cumberland Valley Rail- 
road. Leaving Harrisburg one rides through the Cumber- 
land Valley eighteen miles to near Carlisle, and then 



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directly across the valley, entering the mountain at Mt. 
Holly springs ; thence up Mountain creek to the Park. 
Passengers are landed at their destination at once, not hav- 
ing to walk any distance. 

The Park is a pine and oak grove, making a dense shade, 
and contains al)out thirty acres of ground. The moun- 
tains are well wooded and filled with numerous paths for 
those who desire to ramble, and enable them to be the dis- 
coverers of many pretty nooks and surprising views. The 
cleared ground or park proper is for the greater part level, 
with hills rising in the back ground. Here there is erected 
a pavilion sixty feet long and thirty feet wide, to be used 
either for assemblies or dancing ; a public kitchen, at which 
excursionists on arrival find fires built and hot water ready, 
is near at hand, with ample table room, capable of seating- 
six hundred persons. There is also a log cabin erected for 
ladies toilet rooms, in which will be provided all the neces- 
sary accessories of the toilet, and a lady attendant in charge. 
For the amusement of the children there are swings, cro- 
quet, and ball grounds, and a handsome set of flying horses, 
with elephants, deer, and chariots. The lake which is pro- 
vided with boats covers about two acres and is not over two 
feet deep, making it perfectly safe for children. For the ac- 
commodation of ladies and gentlemen, there has been erected 
a building with two first-class ten-pin alleys. These nu- 
merous buildings will afford ample i:)rotection for all excur- 
sionists in case of rain. The water is supplied from three 
running fountains on the grounds, and is pure mountain 
spring water. 

The management would especially call attention to the 
fact that no charge is made either for the grounds or for the 
use of the above buildings, flying horses, swings, boats, 
or bowling alleys. 

For the accommodation of those not bringing provisions 
there has been erected a restaurant and dining room, with 
a seating capacity of one hundred and fifty ; this will be 
in charge of Mr. B. S. Wilder, of the Mansion House. 



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Carlisle, Pa. All prices will be moderate. No intoxicating 
drinks of any character are allowed to be sold, and there is 
no place within six miles where liquor can be obtained. 
The management, owning all lands within at least three 
miles of the Park, can effectually prevent its sale or the an- 
noyance of the visitors by outside parties. 



MONT ALTO RAILROAD. 

This road like the branches of the Cumberland Valley 
Railroad was built for the purpose of more perfectly utiliz- 
ing the mineral wealth of the section of country through 
which it passes. It was opened in 1872, and extends from a 
point on the Cumberland ^^alley Railroad, three miles east 
of Chambersburg to Mont Alto Park and furnaces, a distance 
of a little over ten miles, with a branch road lately con- 
structed to the town of Waynesboro, in the south-eastern 
section of the county. The scenery in the section through 
which this road passes surpasses any other in the valley, and 
Mont Alto and vicinity is now deservedly a most popular 
place of resort. The j)oints along the road are as follows : — 

Fayetteville. 

55 miles from Harrisburg ; 159 from Philadelphia. 

Fayetteville is the first station on the Mont Alto Rail- 
road after leaving the junction, being also situated on the 
turnpike running from Chambersburg to Gettysburg. It is 
seven miles from the former, and eighteen miles from the 
latter j^lace. During the invasion of Pennsylvania by the 
Southern army in July, 1863, this town lay within the line 
of the Confederate communication with Richmond ; the 
mails being carried through it. On one occasion a Southern 
mail was captured by some of the citizens of Fayetteville. 
This act of temerity, so incensed a force of Confederate 



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cavalry near at hand, as to cause them to arrest a number 
of innocent citizens who experienced considerable difficulty 
in regaining their liberty. The place was formerly called 
" Milton Mills," but was changed to Fayetteville in honor 
of Marquis de LaFayette. The town contains five churches 
and two hotels. The population is between GOO and 700. 

Mont Alto Park. 

58 miles from Harrisburg ; 162 from Philadelphia. 

Mont Alto is a post-office at the seat of Mont Alto Fur- 
nace and Park. The comfortable residence of Col. George 
B. Wiestling stands near the furnace buildings, and the 
homes of the miners and furnace men make quite a little 
village. The following description will give some idea of 
the beauties of Mont Alto Park, the famous summer retreat. 

This delightful resort has been fitted up by Colonel 
George B. Wiestling, superintendent of the Mont Alto Rail- 
road and Iron Works, and has become deservedly popular 
in the valley. Its beauties must be seen to be appreciated. 
The Park is about twelve miles from Chambersburg, Pa., 
and is reached by the Mont Alto Railway. The ride to the 
place is itself very fine, which is a great consideration to 
those who have a single day for recreation. It is not a pil- 
grimage through a desert to get water. Every step of the 
way may be enjoyed by those who have eyes to see the ever- 
varying glories of earth and sky. Beautiful as the Cum- 
berland Valley is at any point, the most picturesque parts 
are to be seen only upon a near approach to the mountains, 
and unless the route between Mercersburg and Richmond 
can dispute the claim, the Mont Alto road stands unrivaled 
for the fine scenery it presents. One-half of the way is by 
the side of a sylvan stream of marvelous beauty, and al- 
most all of the other half is in sight of white cliffs crested 
with dark rock pines that will remind a child of the places 
where the eagles build their nests, while all between the 
eye and the Blue Ridge outlined against the southern sky, 



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undulating- fields and luxurious woodlands, make up a 
scene that is simply enchanting. In passing through such 
a section of country on one of our delightful summer days, 
the common air seems charged with the life and inspiration 
of eternity. No care-worn man, or health-broken woman, 
or delicate child, can take the short journey without benefit. 
To get a comprehensive view of the region through which 
we pass, and indeed of the whole county of Franklin, one 
should upon his arrival at Mont Alto, go to "Oak Knob," 
where Colonel Wiestling has built an observatory. It is six 
hundred and forty feet above the Park, one thousand and four 
feet above Cliambersburg, and one thousand six hundred and 
twenty feet above high tide of the DeVaware river at Phila- 
delphia. This point is less than seven hundred yards from 
the fountain in the Park, and is accessible by a well marked 
and not very difficult path. The view from this lookout is 
really sublime. The Blue Ridge, twenty-five miles away, 
sweeps around like a vast ampitheatre and bounds the horizon. 
Green meadows, yellow, ripening grain, and pretty farm- 
houses diversify the valley, and dot the mountain side. 
The only drawback to this scene is that mind and heart 
are oppressed by a sense of its vastness. An idea of this 
may be gained by a comparison of particular objects in- 
cluded in it, with the whole. When Alexander the Great 
wished to build a monument for one of his generals, Staci- 
crates proposed to carve Mt. Athos into an image so large 
that a town might be built on one hand and a river flow 
out of the other. The feat was too wild to be attempted 
even by oriental extravagance. Had it been accomplished 
it would have presented a spectacle different and more gro- 
tesque, but not more grand and pleasing than some things 
seen from these mountain tops ; and one is reminded of the 
ambitious architect's design by noticing how man's work 
is dwarfed by nature. From " Oak Knob," villages and 
towns dwindle in the distance and look like mere specks in 
the wide-spread landscape — toys that might be hidden in 
the hand of Hephaestion. Chambersburg must be searched 



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for in the foliage, and large buildings look like white shells 
on a green bank. What floods of golden light are shed 
upon this vast expanse from time to time, those who have 
not seen the gorgeous sunsets of the region, can never 
imagine. 

But while the view from " Oak Knob" is very extended, 
it is only by going to the "Narrows" that we get an idea of 
the grandeur of the mountain in detail. This name has 
been given to a pass made through the solid rocks by some 
convulsion of nature in past ages — showing a mighty up- 
heaval before which the beholder stands after centuries long 
agone in awe and wonder. The pieces of rock are of fabu- 
lous proportions, and no one can estimate the force by which 
they were riven and strewn in wild confusion — there to lie 
in speechless testimony of that Almighty Power, which can 
smile at the lapse of time and the decay of empires. 

The wealth of verdure around these rocks is almost as 
wonderful as the rocks themselves. Dark pines and hem- 
locks, with ferns of tropical growth, deepen into cypress 
shades, or light up in the glimmering rays of the sun. At 
one place thin-l)ranched larches spread their boughs like a 
web of gossamef before the trees of deeper hue, and produce 
an effect that is wild and weird in the extreme. The rare 
beauties of this place have been partially exposed to view, 
and it promises to liecome as notable as any one scene at 
far-famed Watkins ; and what greater l^eauties there are 
in the deeper depths no one yet knows. For the fissure in 
the rocks forms a romantic glen, through which foaming 
water leaps and tumbles over moss-covered stones all the 
way down the ravine to the principal grounds Col. Wiest- 
ling has prepared for his town-sick guests. A path has 
been opened all- along this laughing brook up to the 
"Narrows," and the walk is so easy and so full of pleasing 
interest that a delicate lady will traverse it without weari- 
ness. 

But apart from this, the park and pleasure grounds at 
Mont Alto exceed anything we know of in the State. The 



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" Park" proper i.s fitted up with all the appliances of a gym- 
nasium. And what is more pleasing still, there are delight- 
ful rambles by limpid streams to numerous springs, with 
rustic bridges and seats at every desirable point, so that no 
one need be weary or thirsty. 

The springs are almost without number. The Indian 
Spring, w^th its legend of the red man's adventures, and its 
more recent interest as being near the spot where Cook, one 
of John Brown's men, was arrested ; the Twin Springs, the 
Cold Spring, the Pearl of Park, whose water is as cold as 
ice, and whose name well describes its character, and many 
others that can not be named, all contribute to the wonder- 
ful beauty of the place, and to the comfort of the visitor. 

It is easy to see that the grounds at Mont Alto may be 
enlarged indefinitely. Already they are made up of so 
many charming little walks and sequestered spots, each 
hidden from the other, that no one can form an estimate of 
their extent. But with hundreds of people there at the 
same time, families and small companies may go off and 
find separate retreat, so no one need be annoyed by a crowd. 
This is what helps to make the place so desirable. It is now 
noted for the crowds of excursionists it draws from one end 
of the valley to the other. 

If from w^hat we have written an}^ one should go there 
expecting to find splendid mason-work, in the way of walls, 
terraces and pavements built of marble ; or to see statues of 
gods and heroes peeping out from among exotic plants, he 
will be disappointed, but he wall find many rural comforts 
and beauties such as city people would gladly attain to if 
they only could. After all, this is the place where the 
fabled nymphs and naiads loved to dwell, and if the 
" scream of the locomotive" has scared them away, pretty 
girls and dear little children will people their favorite haunts 
and more than supply their places. 



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QUINCY. 

This post town is situated in Quincy township on the road 
leading to Fayetteville. It is a German settlement, most 
likely an offshoot from York county. The township in 
which it is situated was settled as early as 1737. 

Nunnery. 

A COMMUNITY of German Seventh-day Baptists with their 
own peculiar religion and code of morals, the last lingering 
relic in Pennsylvania of the old society of Ephrata, which 
flourished in this State about the middle of the eighteenth 
century. The curiously inclined should pay this commu- 
nity a visit. 

Waynesboro. 

This town which was formerly called " Wallacetown " 
after its founder John Wallace, and subsequently Waynes- 
burg or Waynesboro in honor of General Wayne, the " Mad 
Anthony " of Revolutionary renown, is picturesquely situ- 
ated at the base of the South mountain in the midst of a 
regjon of country of great fertility. The land upon which 
the town stands was taken up from the Proprietaries in 1749. 
The first house was erected by Michael McCoskrey. The 
town is noted for its manufacturing establishments, chief 
among which are the Geiser Manufacturing Company, 
builders of agricultural machines; Liedy & Co., lumber 
manufacturers ; Frick & Co., steam engine and boiler works. 
The last-mentioned firm has just completed handsome and 
commodious buildings for the further accommodation of 
its business. There are eight churches and two hotels in 
the town. Its population is about 2000. Near Waynesboro 
is a remarkable cave, known as Needy's cave. Through it 
a subterranean stream courses its way. The interior of the 
cave is beautifully ornamented with innumerable crys- 
tal formations which sparkle profusely in the light of torch 



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or candle. Under several streets of the town also are a 
number of caves, access to which is had from the cellars of 
dwelling houses. 



SOUTH TEN^ BRANCH. 

This branch intersects the main line at a j^oint seven miles 
south of Chambersburg, This road was originally built in 
1870 by the "Southern Pennsylvania Railroad and Iron 
Company," for the purpose of transporting more readily the 
products of the old Mount Pleasant furnace, the most 
ancient enterprise of the sort in the county, to market. It 
extends right into the heart of the Blue mountains to its 
terminus at Richmond, touching Mercersburg with a branch. 
The country through which it passes rivals the Mount Alto 
section in beauty. A description of the principal places 
along the line follows : — 

Mercersburg. 

73 miles from Harrisburg; 177 from Philadelphia. 

This place originally called " Smith's Settlement " but 
subsequently Mercersburg, in honor of Gen. Hugh Mer- 
cer, was a very important point in early provincial 
times; the nucleus of a settlement in the year 1730. 
Being a trading point with the Indians it was not an un- 
common thing to see from fifty to one hundred pack horses 
there at one time loaded with merchandise, salt, iron and 
other commodities. The town now contains seven churches 
and two hotels. It was formerly the seat of Marshall College, 
which some years ago was removed to Lancaster and con- 
solidated with Franklin College. Mercersburg College took 
its place, but that institution also closed its doors last year. 
During the late war the Confederates paid hostile visits to 
Mercersburg in the forays of 1802, '63 and '64. The popu- 
lation of the town is 1500. 



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Loudon. 

75 miles from Harrisburg; 179 from Philadelphia. 

One of the most beautifully situated towns in the valley, 
Loudon lies at the base and in the shadow of the mountain, 
watered with its clear streams and healthful with its cool 
breezes. It is a very old place. Near it stood one of the 
line of forts erected during the French and Indian war — 
old Fort Loudon — which played a part of no mean import- 
ance in the event transpiring between the years 1755 and 
1776. It has three churches and one hotel, with a popula- 
tion of about 400. This is the native place of the late 
Thomas A. Scott. 

Richmond. 

78 miles from Harrisburg ; 182 from Philadelphia. 

This is a little village of about 70 inhabitants, formerly 
known as the Mount Pleasant Iron Works, but now called 
Richmond in honor of Richmond L. Jones, the first presi- 
dent of the Southern Pennsylvania Railroad. A pure at- 
mosphere and beautiful scenery mark the point. 

Stonii: Bridge, Williamson, Rockdale, and Lehmaster's 
are flag stations between Chambersburg and Mercersburg. 
Dickey's, Trout Run and Ryder's between Mercersburg 
and Loudon. 



MARTINSBURG AND POTOMAC 
EXTENSION^. 

In the year 1873, the main line of the Cumberland Val- 
ley Railroad was extended to Martinsburg, West Virginia ; 
the new portion of the road being called the " Martinsburg 
and Potomac Extension." This line was important as being 
the connecting link between the Pennsylvania, the Cum- 
berland Valley, and the Baltimore and Ohio Railroads. 



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Falling Watees. 

85 miles from Harrisburg ; 189 from Philadelphia. 

Passing Washington and Williamsport stations, the 
little village of Falling Waters is reached. It is a' post 
hamlet in Berkley county, West Virginia, on the Potomac 
river. The town has some importance in an historical 
point of view, being the scene of an engagement between 
portions of the Northern and Southern armies in 1863. 

Bedington. 

88 miles from Harrisburg ; 192 from Philadelphia. 

This little village is six miles from Martinsburg, and is 
noted principally for the beautiful springs in its vicinity. 

^ Berkley is a flag station between Bedington and Mar- 
tinsburg, four miles from the latter place. 

Martinsburg. 

94 miles from Harrisburg ; 198 from Philadelphia. 

Martinsburg is an old-fa;shioned Virginia town. The 
land upon which it stands was taken up by Adam Stephens 
and the town laid out in 1778, and derives its name from' 
Col. T. B. Martin. Near it are traces of the road cut by 
Braddock's army on its fatal march westward. In its vicin- 
ity, also, within a few miles of each other, lived three offi- 
cers of the Revolution— Alexander Stephens, Horatio Gates 
and Charles Lee. The will of the last mentioned still re- 
mains of record in the clerk's office at Martinsburg. The 
town contains eleven churches, three banks, two female 
seminaries, four carriage factories, foundrv, distillery, and 
planing mill, and other business interests. The popula- 
tion of the place is about 6000. 



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SHENANDOAH VALLEY RAILROAD 

AND THE 

WONDERFUL CAVERNS OF LURAY. 

The Slienandoah ^^alley Railroad which now connects 
with the Cumberland A^alley Railroad at Hagerstown, Md., 
runs in a south-A\^est direction, and entering the far-famed 
Shenandoah valley, has its present terminus at Waynes- 
boro. Points of interest present themselves upon every hand 
along its line, brief descriptions of a few of which are here 
given : — 

Five miles south of Hagerstown is the College of St 
James conducted under the auspices of the P. E. Church of 
the Diocese of Maryland, the main building of which was 
the old manor house of Gen. Sam Ringgold. 

Close by is the famous battle field of Antietam, the road 
running through that portion of the field which was occu- 
pied by tlie left wing of the Confederate forces commanded 
by " Stonewall " Jackson, where the hardest fighting occur- 
red. 

In near proximity is Sharpsburg, with the " National 
Cemetery of Federal Dead," where rest the remains of 
15,000 Northern soldiers, who fell on the bloody field of 
Antietam. 

Crossing the Potomac river opposite Shepherdstown, about 
one mile down the river, the Potomac mills can be seen 
where two days after the battle of Antietam, " Stonewall " 
Jackson and Fitz-John Porter's corps had an encounter on 
the cliffs. A few miles below the mills is the ford where 
General Lee crossed his army after the battle of Antietam, 
and subsequently where he marched it northward for the 
invasion of Pennsylvania. 

Shepherdstown, on the right bank of the Potomac river, is 
the oldest town in West A^irginia, having been settled in 
1734. 



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In the vicinity are numerous springs, one of which lias 
long been known for its curative qualities. 

It was here that the first successful trial was made in steam 
navigation. Here it was that James Ramsey publicly dem- 
onstrated, on December 6th, 1786, that a boat could be pro- 
pelled by steam against the current of the river at the rate 
of four miles per hour. General Washington was one of his 
passengers. 

Leaving Shepherdstown we pass by the ruins of two his- 
toric houses—" Bradford," the residence of the late Edmund 
I. Lee, a grandson of Richard Henry Lee, of Revolutionary 
fame, and " Fountain Rock," the former home of Alexander 
R. Boteler, a great-grandson of Charles Wilson Peale, the 
patriot artist of the Revolution. 

The next point of interest is Charlestown, the county-seat 
of Jefferson. It is noted as the place where John Brown was 
tried and executed. It is named from the Christian name 
of its first proprietor. Colonel Charles Washington, a brothe. 
of the General. The ruins of " Harewood," the residence 
of Samuel Washington, another brother of the General, 
are one of the points of interest. Braddock's army passed 
through the place, and a well dug by the men is still in 
existence. In the neighborhood is the ruin of an old 
Episcopal church, built in the reign of George the Second ; 
also a cave, where tradition has it Washington and others 
of the Masonic fraternity held their meetings. 

Clarke county, of which Berryville is the county-seat, is 
full of historic houses. Here, for instance, is " Green way 
Court," where for more than thirty years lived Thomas Lord 
FairfLix, Baron of Cameron, colonial proprietor of that 
princely domain of more than five thousand acres between 
the Rappahannock and Potomac rivers. 

Not far from the old chapel is " Saratoga," the residence 
which General Daniel Morgan built for himself, compelling 
the Hessian prisoners he had captured at the surrender of 
Burgoyne to assist in its erection. 



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Between Liiray and Shenandoah Iron Works is the cele- 
brated Massanutton spring where thousands of people go 
annually to test its curative powers. 

There is also another spring in the neighborhood which 
is visited by those troubled with malarial diseases. 

The well-known Weyer's Cave, near Port Republic, is 
within three hundred yards of the Shenandoah Valley 
Railroad, and is a source of attraction to visitors to the Sul- 
phur springs of Virginia, on the line of the Chesapeake and 
Ohio Raihvay. 

At Luray and within half a mile of the Shenandoah Val- 
ley Railroad are the recently discovered but already cele- 
brated caverns of Luray, which have been described as 
follows in brief. 

Luray Cave. 

This wonderful curiosity was discovered not by chance, 
but as the result of a long search, by Mr. B. P. Stebbins, 
formerly of Easton, Md., and some friends, who thought it 
likely, from surface indications, that there were caves in the 
neighborhood, and set to work to find them. They did a 
great deal of fruitless digging, and were duly ridiculed ; but 
in 1878 they were rewarded by finding an entrance to what 
is claimed to be " the most beautiful cave in the world." 

The tract of land beneath which it lies was bought by 
the discoverers of the cave, but is now the property of the 
railroad company, and considerable money has been ex- 
pended in fitting it up with walks, stairways, &c., for the use 
of visitors. The entrance is from a small house, w^here vis- 
itors rest before and after entering the cave. The party is 
led by the guide down what might be the cellar stairs, only 
that in this case they descend probal^ly forty feet, and are 
lined with massive masonry to support the roof at the en- 
trance. 

Passing under a low natural archway, the entrance 
hall is reached, a great cavern, beautifully decorated by 




THE CATHEDRAL. 



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nature with weird stalactites, stalagmites, and other forma- 
tions. 

Arrangements are about completed for lighting the cave 
with electric lamps, and of supplying the guides with mag- 
nesium lamps. 

From the entrance hall, which seems to the visitor the 
perfection of cave scenery, various passage-ways lead to 
other apartments, chasms, and great halls, as much supe- 
rior in size and grandeur to the entrance as that surpasses 
anticipations. No pen can describe the wonders of this 
cavern, which is i)robably two or three miles in length of 
its passage-ways, and descends in the ball room to a depth 
of two hundred and sixt}' feet from the surface. 

It is in a limestone region, of course, and tlie stalactites 
and stalagmites formed l)y tlie crystallization of lime and 
magnesia, carried down to it in the water that drips from 
the roof, seem to meet here all the conditions necessary to 
their perfect development in an infinite variety of form. 
There is not merely the ordinary stalactite like an icicle, 
and its companion stalagimite built upward from the floor, 
but some of these have grown in the Luray cave to enor- 
mous size. There are cave crystals and cave pearls, stone 
cascades formed b}^ the trickling of the lime-bearing water 
over inclined planes, horizontal stone growths, and branches 
or twigs and blankets made by the flattening out of stalactites 
and stalagmites. These are frequently recurved and present 
much of the appearance of a folded blanket suspended from 
the roof. The newly-formed stalactites are pure white ; the 
older growths are colored in various shades by the iron or 
other minerals they contain. Some of the blankets men- 
tioned above are very curious in this respect. "While they 
are being formed the iron will be carried down to them for 
a time ; then nothing but lime and magnesia ; then more 
iron or some other mineral, the result being that the blanket 
will be given a border regularly striped in colors. When 
lights are placed behind the transjjarent stalactites the effect 



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is very beautiful, the iron showing bands of red or reddish 
brown in contrast with the milk-white lime. 

At every turning new creations of nature's fancy meet the 
eye, and a lively imagination can transform these queer 
formations into sculptured images of all kinds, and so we 
have a succession of more or less suggestive names given to 
them by visitors. 




THE FISH MAKK.KT. 



Luray contains many beautiful springs, lined with crys- 
tals and filled to the brim with water so transparent that its 
presence is only made apparent to the eye by light reflected 
from its surface. The atmosphere of the cave appears to be 
entirely pure, and, though somewhat damp, the visitor who 
has thick shoes can wander about in every part without in- 
convenience. A good deal of money has been expended in 



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fitting up walks and stairways and in digging out passage 
ways, so as to give head room. The main apartments can 
all be reached while walking upright or simply stooping 
under a fallen column, but there are vast caverns yet unex- 
plored, to which the adventurous tourist can only go on 
hands and knees. Although smaller than the Mammoth 
Cave, Luray is pronounced by men who have seen both more 
interestino- and beautiful." 




THE VIRGIN FONT. 



No extended description of the different points of interest 
in this cavern can here be attempted, and no description 
that can be written will give to the uninitiated anything 
like a true conception of this wonderful work of nature. It 
must be seen to be appreciated. Among the objects of in- 
terest are the Grand Entrance, Washington's Pillar, Steb- 
bins' Avenue, Flower Garden, Amphitheatre, Muddy Lake, 



46 

Natural Bridge, Fish Market, Pluto's Chasm, Proserpine's 
Pillar, Crystal Spring, Skeleton Gorge, Imperial Spring, 
Brand's Cascade, Oberon's Grotto, Titania's A^eil, Cinderella, 
Scale Column, Fallen Column, Saracen's Tent, Frozen Foun- 
tain, Diana's Bath, Angel's Wing, Cathedral and Organ, 
Tower of Babel, Entrance to Giant's Hall, Indian Squaw, 
Sultana Column, Giant's Hall, Double Column, Ball Room, 
Empress Column, the Lost Blanket, Campbell's Hall, the 
Sentinel and Spectre, the A'^egetable Garden, Elfin Ramble, 
Mirror Lake, the Balcony, Crystal Spring, Snow Bank, Throne 
Room, Chanticleer, Tomb of the Martyrs, Idol and Cascade 
Springs, Chapman's Lake, Twin Lakes, The Lady of the 
Lake, the Ladies' Toilet Stand, Comet Column, Eagle's 
Wing, the Riding Whip, Cemetery, Bird's Nest, Bridal 
Chamber, Wet Blanket, Virgin Font, Grand Gulch, Katie's 
Secret, the Chimes, and the Mermaid. 

From the foregoing description in brief of the rural 
retreats, summer resorts, picnic parks and pleasure places of 
the beautiful Cumberland Valley, a general idea may be 
derived of the unprecedented advantages offered by the 
Cumberland A^alley Railroad to excursionists and those de- 
siring a brief residence in the country during the summer. 
Every advantage of rapid transit in comfortable cars by 
frequent trains, with cheap rates (represented in excursion, 
w^eekly, monthly, and round-trip tickets), is offered by the 
Railroad Company, whilst the healthy climate and beauti- 
ful scenery of the country, the culture, social and religious 
privileges of the towns, and their unrivaled hotel facilities, 
render the Valley pre-eminent in its attractions. This is 
evidenced by the fact that scarcely a day during the sum- 
mer passes without its picnic or excursion parties to one 
or the other, or all of the noted places of resort in this 
section. 



47 

SCHEDULE OF RATES A^D TRAINS, 
HOTEL ACCOMMODATIONS, ETC. 

Rates of Fare. 



The regular rate of local fare between stations on tlio 
Cumberland Valley Railroad is 3 cents per mile. 

The usual form of mileage and commutation tickets good 
for individuals, families, and firms, are sold at Harrisburg 
and all principal stations, at greatly reduced rates. 

Monthly tickets good for 54 trips during a calendar month 
between Harrisburg and the stations named below, will be 
sold during the summer at the following rates, viz : — 

Harrisburg to White Hill, , 
" " Shiremanstown, 

" " Mechanicsburg, 

" Williams' Mill, 

" Dillsburg, . 

" Kingston, . 

" Middlesex, . 

" Carlisle, 

For information in regard to special rates for excursion 
parties, &c., apply to A. H. McCulloh, General Ticket Agent, 
Chambersburg, James Clark, General Agent, Harrisburg, or 
to the ticket agents at the different stations. 







$3 00 






4 00 






5 00 






7 00 






8 00 






6 35 






7 25 






8 00 



Cumberland Valley Railroad and Connecting Lines. 



SQJXTWS.'WJk^Ji. 



Leave NEW YORK, P. R. R 

PHILADKLPHIA, P. R. R 

AiTiveHAKHISBrR(J,^ " 

Leave PITTSBUKU, P. R. R , 

" ALTOONA, " 

HARRISBURG, " 



Arrive 
Leave 
Arrive 



8.25 p m. 
11.55 " 

4.00 a.m. 

8.25 p.m. 
12.30 a.m. 

3..55 " 



4.25 
9.00 
12.01 



p.m. 



8..55 a.m, 
12.10 p.m. 
3.45 " 



HARRISHITRG, C. V. R. R... 

CARLISLE 

CHAMBERSBURG 

HA(;ERST()WN 

MARTINSBURG 



4.15 a.m. 
5.04 " 
6.15 " 
7.10 " 



7.15 a.m. 
8.10 " 
9.25 " 
10.30 " 
11.50 " 



Leave HAGKIiSTOWN, S. V. R. R [ 7.30 a.m. 11.00 a.m 

Arrive CHARLKSTOWN, W. VA '8.28 " 11.51 " 

" LURAV, Vii I 10.45 " ! 1.45 p.m. 

" WAYNESBORO', VA 1.20 p.ra 4 05 " 

WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS..! 6.50 " I 8.00 " 



4.20 
8.25 
12.01 
12 30 
1.25 
2.40 
3.36 
5.15 



p.m. 



3.55 ] 
5.03 
7.25 
10.15 



8.'25 a.m, 
11..55 " 
.3.1.5 p^ra.^ 
4.10 p.m. 
5.05 " 
6.23 " 
7.30 " 
8.40 " 



3.15 p.m. 

5.30 " 
8.40 " 
7.2(ra.iir. 
2.35 p.m. 
7.30_" _ 
8.45 p:m. 
9.40 " 
10..55 " 



48 



xroRiTBcw/kXin. 



Leave WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS 
WAYNESBORO, VA, 
LURAY, VA 

CHARLESTOWN, W. VA 

A rri ve HA G ERSTO WN^. 

Leave 'MAKTINSBrUG, W. VA 

" ha(;ki:st()WN, md 



Arrive 
Leave 
Arrive 

Leave 
Arrive 



CHAM Bi:i!SBURG, PA 

CARLISLE 

HARRISBURG^^^^..^^.^ 
HARRISBURG, P. R. R... 

PHILADELPHIA 

NEW YOltK 



HARRISBURG 8.00 a.in, 

ALTOONA 1.55 p.m 

PITTSBURG 8 50 " 




J'ZITjTjMAN sleeping cars run through hctween New York, Pliiladelphia, 
and White Sulphur Springs on the train leaving New York at 8.25 P. M., Philadelphia at 
11.55 P. M., returning on the train leaving Wliite Sulphur Springs at 9.00 P. M. 



Cumberland Valley Railroad and Branches, 

IN EFFECT JUNE 7th, 1881. 



UP TRAINS.— Harrisburg- to Martinsbvirg. 



STATIONS. 




N. Y. 
Express 

A. M. 

4.15 


Accoin. 
Train. 


Mail 
Train. 


Philad'a 
Express 


Carlisle 
Accom. 


Har'g 
Express 


Leave 


HARRISRURG 




1 

5 
8 
12 
14 
18 
19 
24 
25 
30 
34 
41 
47 
48 
52 
52 
58 

' 63 
6< 
74 
74 
81 
85 
88 
94 

j 


A. M. 

7.15 
7.25 
7.30 
7.35 
7.44 
7.53 
7.58 
8.05 
8.10 
8.21 
8.25 
8.35 
8.43 
8.57 
9.10 
915 
9.25 
9.30 
9.45 
10.00 
10.15 
10 30 
11.03 
11^.19 
11.30 
11.36 
11.50 

A. M. 


p. M. 

12.30 

12.40 

12.44 

12 50 

12.59 

1.08 

1.13 

1.20 

1.25 

1.39 

1.4i 

1.53 

2.02 

2.16 

2.29 


p. M. 
4.10 
4.20 
4.25 
4.31 
4 39 
4.48 
4.53 
5.00 
5.05 
5.17 
5.21 
5.31 
5.40 
5.57 
6.10 
6.15 
6.23 
6.30 
6.45 
7.00 • 
7.13 
7.30 
7..55 
8.10 
8.21 
8.27 
8.40 

P. M. 


p. M. 
6.15 
6.24 
6.28 
6.34 
6.42 
6.51 
6.57 
7.05 
7.10 


p. M. 

845 


BlilDGEPORT 


8 55 


u 


WHITE HII>L 




9 00 


n 


SHIKICMANSTOWN 




9 05 


u 


MECII VNK'SBURG 


4.40 




u 


lvINc;ST()X 


9 ''3 


<1 


MIDDLESEX 

SOUTH MT. JUNCT 

CARLfSLE 

GREASON 

KERRSVILLE 




9 28 


u 




9 35 


JJ 


5.04 


••5.27- 


940 
9 53 


a 





9 56 


,; 


NEWVILLE 

OAKVILLE 

SHIPPENSBURG 

SCOTLAND 

MONT ALTO .lUNCT 


;;;;;; 


10.06 
1015 


a 


5.51 




10.30 


u 




1044 


It 










;CIIAMBKi:SBUB(i 

CHAMBEIiSBURG 

MARION 

GREENCASTLE 

STATE LINE 

3 HA( ;i;rst( )WN 


6.15 
6.18 
6.31 
6.43 
6.56 
7.10 


2.40 
2.45 
2.58 
3.10 
3.23 
3.36 
3.40 
4.15 
4.35 
4.48 
5.15 

P. M. 




10.55 


Leave 












11 







'1 







Arrivi 






Leave 


HA(;i:];sT()WN 

WILI>1AMS1'()RT STAT'N.. 

FALLINC; WATERS 

BEDINGTON 

3MARTINSBURG 








A. M. 






" 






" 






Arriv 










p. M. 


P. M. 



jBS^ Through Coach on New York Express from Harrisburg to Waynesboro', Va., and 
on Mail Train from Philadelphia to Waynesboro', Va. 



49 



DOWN TRAINS. 


— Martinsburg to Harrisburg. 




STATIONS, 


i 


Har'g 
Express 


Carlisle 
Accom. 


Mail 
Train. 


Phil'a 
Express 


N. Y. 
Express 


Night 
Express 


Leave MARTINSBURG 


1 

6 
9 

13 
20 
20 
26 
31 
36 
42 
42 
46 
47 
53 
59 
64 
69 
70 
75 
76 
80 
82 
86 
89 
91 
93 
94 


A. M. 


A. M. 


A. M. 

7.10 
7.24 
7.30 
7.40 
7.55 
8.00 
8.17 
8.32 
8.45 
9.00 
9.05 
9.15 
9.19 
9.35 
9.50 
10.00 
10.10 
10.14 
10.30 
10.35 
10.43 
10.49 
11.00 
11.09 
11.15 
11.20 
11.30 
A. M. 


A. M. 

10.15 

10.40 

10.52 

11.19 

11.55 

12.10 

12.25 

12.38 

12.50 

1.02 

1.05 

■—--■■ 

1.29 
1.43 
1.55 
2.05 
2.09 
2.25 
2.30 
2.37 
2.42 
2.51 
3.00 
3.05 
3.10 
3.20 

P. M. 


p. M. 
3.40 
3.54 
4.00 
4.15 
4.32 
4.40 
5.54 
5.06 
5.18 
5.30 
5.33 
5.40 
5.44 
5.57 
6.11 
6.20 
6.30 
6.»4 
6.45 
6.50 
6.57 
7.02 
7.10 
7.19 
7.25 
7.30 
7.40 

p. M. 


P. M. 


" BEDINGTON 








" FALLING WATERS 








" WILLIAMSPORT STAT'N. 








Arrive HAGERSTOWN 








Leave HAGERSTOWN 






10.05 


" STATE LINE 






10.20 


" GREENCASTLE 






10.33 


" MARION 






10.45 


Arrive CHAMBICRSBURG 






11.00 


Leave CHAMBERSBURG 


4.35 




11.05 


" MONT ALTO JUNCT 






" SCOTLAND 


4.46 
5.00 
5.15 
5.27 
5.37 
5.41 
5.54 
5.59 
6.06 
6.11 
6.20 
6.27 
6.32 
636 
6.45 

A. M. 




11.16 


" SHIPPENSBURG 




11.30 


" OAKVILLE 




11.45 


" NEWVILLE 




11.55 


" KERRSVILLE 




12.05 


" GREASON 




12.09 


" CARLISLE 


8.00 
8.05 
8.12 
8.17 
8.26 
8.34 
8.40 
8.45 
8.55 
A. M. 


12.25 


" SOUTH MT. JUNCT 


12.30 


" MIDDLESEX 


12.37 


" KINGSTON 


12.42 


" MECHANICSBURG 


12.51 


" SHIREMANSTOWN 


1.00 


" WHITE HILL 


1.05 


" BRIDGEPORT 


1.10 


Arrive HARRISBURG 


1.20 




A. M. 



• Through Coach on Harrisburg Express from Chambersburg to Philadelphia, and on 
Mail Train from Waynesboro', Va., to Philadelphia. Also, on New York Express from 
Waynesboro', Va., to Philadelphia. 



C. V. R. R.-DILLSBURG BRANCH. 



Mail 
Train. 


Accom. 
Train. 


.2 


STATIONS. 


_2 


Accom. 
Train. 


Mail 
Train. 


p. M. 

4.10 
4 31 


A.M. 
7.15 

8.15 
8.23 
8.45 
8.50 
9.00 

A. M. 




8 
9 

13 
14 
17 


Lv. Arr. 
. . HARRISBURG 


17 
9 
8 
4 
3 



A. M. 

6.45 
6.15 


A. M. 

11.30 


MECHANICSBURG 


10.50 




DILLSIUIKJ .TUNC 




5 05 


WILLIAMS' (iUOVE 


5.45 
5.40 
5.30 

A. M. 


10.15 


5 10 


. .H. & P. .TUNCTION 


10.12 


5 25 


DILLSBURG 


10.00 


P. M. 


Arr. Lv. 


A. M. 



C. V. R. R.— SOUTH PENN BRANCH. 



Mixed 
Train. 


Mail 
Train. 


i 


STATIONS. 


0) 

1 


Mail 
Train. 


Mixed 
Train. 


A. M. 

4 15 


p. M. 

12.30 
5.00 
5.20 
4.40 
5.06 
5.41 
5.50 
6.00 
6.22 
6.30 

P. M. 




52 

58 


Lv. Arr. 
HARRISBURG 


78 
26 
20 


A. M. 

11.30 
9.00 
8.35 
8.00 
8.32 
8.13 
8.03 
7.50 
7.28 
7.20 

A. M. 


p. M. 

7.40 


8.00 
8.45 
8 00 


CHAMBERSBURG 


5.30 


.'.. MARIf)N 


5.18 


HAGEKSTOWN. 


7.30 


8.32 
9.20 
9.35 
10 00 




. GREENCASTLE 


5.06 


65 
69 
73 

75 
78 


Arr WILLIAMSON Lv. 

LEHMASTKR'S 

.... MER( ICUSIUTIG 


13 
9 

10 
3 



4 33 
4.13 
3.50 


10 50 


LOUDON 


3.05 


11.05 
A.M. 


Arr RICHMOND Lv. 


2.50 
P. M. 



50 



SOUTH MOUNTAIN RAILROAD. 



No. 6 


No. 4 


No. 2 


Mixed. 


Pass. 


Pass. 


P.M. 


p. M. 


A. M. 


4.10 


12.30 


7.15 


5.00 


1.30 


8.05 


5.50 


1.56 


8.31 


6.50 


2.30 


9.00 


P.M. 


P. M. 


A. M. 



STATIONS. 



Lv. Arr. 

HARRISBURG 

.SOUTH MOUNTAIN JUNG 

.MOUNT HOLLY SPRINGS 

....PINE GROVE PARK 

Arr. Ly. 



No.l 


No. 3 


No. 5 


Mixed. 


Pass. 


Pass. 


A. M. 


p. M. 


P. M. 


11.30 


3.20 


7.40 


10.30 


1.20 


6.50 


9.45 


12.50 


6.25 


8.30 


12.10 


5.50 


A. M. 


P. M. 


P. M. 



MONT ALTO RAILROAD. 



No. 4 
Mail. 



p. M. 

4.10 
6.30 
6.39 
7.10 
7.45 

P. M. 



No. 2 
Accom. 



A. M. 

7.15 
9.05 
9.18 
9.50 
10.30 

A. M. 



STATIONS. 



Lv. 



Arr. 



HARRISBURG 

CHAMRERSBURG 

.MONT ALTO .TUNCTION.. 

MONT ALTO PARK 

WAYNESBORO' 



Arr, 



Special Trains will be run for large Excursion Parlies to Mont Alio Park. 



No.l 


No. 3 


Mail. 


Accom 


A. M. 


P. M. 


11.30 


7.40 


9.25 


5.48 


9.10 


5.35 


8.40 


5.00 


8.00 


4.25 


A. M. 


p. M. 



Hotel Accommodations, &c. 



At Meclianicshurg. 

Merchants' Hotel, located on Main street, can accom- 
modate fifty persons, rates from $3.50 to $6.00 per weei^:. 
David Kimmel, proprietor. 

Murray House, located on Railroad avenue, can accommo- 
date fifteen persons, rates from $3.50 to $6.00 per week. 
James Murray, proprietor. 

National Hotel, located on West Main street, can accom- 
modate fifteen persons, rates from $3.50 to $6.00 per week. 
John McClure, proprietor. 

American House, located on Market street, can accom- 
modate twenty persons, rates $3.50 to $6.00 per week. 

Mrs. Lindsay's Private Boarding-House, can accom- 
modate fifteen persons, rates $3.50 to $5.00 per week. 
Located on Locust street. 



51 
At Mt. Holly Springs. 

Central Hotel, on Balto. avenue, J. H. Williamson, 
proprietor, can accommodate sixty at from $7 to $8 per week. 
Children half price. Five minutes' walk from South Moun- 
tain Railroad depot. 

Mullen House, on Balto. avenue, near depot of South 
Mountain Railroad, Isaac Mengel, proprietor, can accom- 
modate one hundred and fifty, at rates from $30 to $35 per 
month. Children and servants, $20. 

United States Hotel, D. Z. Geyer, proprietor, can ac- 
commodate fifty ; rate, $5 to $8 per week. Situated on 
Balto. avenue, four minutes' walk from South Mountain 
Railroad depot. 

Mt. Holly House, situated on Balto. avenue, can accom- 
modate four or five ; rate, $7 per week ; G. D. Gensler, pro- 
prietor ; ten minutes' walk from the depot. 

Mrs. Charles Mullen, on Balto. avenue, three minutes' 
walk from depot ; can accommodate six or eight persons. 
House pleasant, terms reasonable. (Apply by letter.) 

Milton Saylor, postmaster, has pretty cottage, two doors 
above post-office, for rent ; terms, $8 per month ; seven 
rooms. 

Philip Harman has pretty house on Balto. avenue for rent. 
For terms, &c., apply to P. Harman, Mt. Holly Springs. 

At Carlisle. 

Florence Hotel, Main street, between Hanover and Bed- 
ford streets. Five minutes' walk from depot. Can accom- 
modate fifty. $8 to $12 per week. Gas, water, and bath. 

Mansion House, corner Pitt and Main streets. All trains 
stop at door. Can accommodate seventy-five. $7 to $12 
per week. Gas, water, and bath. 

Garber House, corner Main and Bedford streets. Can 
accommodate twenty. $3.50 to $5 per week. No bar. Seven 
minutes' walk from depot. 



52 

Lerew House, corner Hanover and Walnut streets. Can 
accommodate sixty. $3.50 to $5 per week. Eight minutes' 
walk from depot. 

Farmers' and Drovers', corner Hanover and South 
streets. Seven minutes' walk from depot. Can accommo- 
date twenty-five. $4.50 to $5 per week. 

American House, Hanover street, between Main and 
Louther streets. Can accommodate twenty-five. $4 to $5 
per week. Five minutes' walk from depot. 

Franklin House, corner Public Square and Hanover 
street. Can accommodate fifteen. |5 to $8 per week. Three 
minutes' walk from depot. 

Boarding-Houses. — Miss Barbara Egolf, No. 7 North Han- 
over street. Can accommodate thirty. $6 to $8 per week. 
Transient boarders, $1 to $1.50 i^er day. 

Mrs. A. K. Stewart, Louther, near West street. Can accom- 
modate three. $5 i3er week. Transient boarders, $1 per day. 

Mrs. Shafer, No. 10 South Hanover street. Can accom- 
modate five table boarders. 

Houses to Let. — Three houses, eight rooms each, North 
Bedford street, seven minutes' walk from depot. Inquire of 
D. Sipe, No. 16 North Hanover street. 

One house, seven rooms, gas, and water, south-east corner 
Pitt and North streets. Inquire on premises. 

One house, eight rooms, north-west corner Pitt and North 
streets. Inquire of J. 0. Fridley, Hanover street. 

At Shippensburg. 

Sherman House, Corner of Main and Railroad streets, can 
accommodate thirty-four, rate $5 per week. I. A. Quigley, 
proprietor. 

Mansion House, South Railroad street, can accommodate 
twenty, rate $5 per week. H. Stumbaugh, proprietor. 

Central Hotel, South Railroad street, J. E. Hughes, pro- 
prietor. Rate, $4 per week. 



53 

At Chamber sburg, 

Washington House, accommodation for seventy-five ; 
three minutes' walk from depot. $5 to $10 per week. 

Montgomery House, accommodation for seventy-five ; 
five minutes' walk from depot. $5 to $10 per week. 

National, five minutes' walk from depot; accommoda- 
tion for thirty. $6 to $10 per week. 

Franklin House, seven minutes' walk from depot ; accom- 
modations for twenty-five. $4 to $8 per week. 

Indian Queen, ten minutes' walk from depot ; accom- 
modations for twenty. $4 to $6 per week. 

At Greencastle. 

Franklin House, located on Carlisle street, near Cum- 
berland A^alley Railroad depot, can accommodate thirty. 
Rate, $4 to $6 per week. James Shirley, proprietor. 

National Hotel, located on the public square, can 
accommodate twenty-five. Rate, $4 to $6 per week. E. 
Brosius, proprietor. 

At Hagerstown. 

Baldwin House, situated on Washington street. Rate, $7 
to $14 per week. 

Newcomer House ; rate, $7 per week, or $25 per month. 
Franklin House ; rate, $8 per week. 
Mansion House ; rate, $5 to $7 per week. 



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